Details
General
| Morphemic form: | {ta(g)i}V |
| New orthography: | taavaa, taasivoq, taavoq |
| Old orthography: | taivâ, taissivoĸ, taivoĸ |
| Sources: | [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97] |
| Combinations: | View list |
| Right sandhi: | Default/none |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
| Stem type: | Vowel stem |
Description and behaviour
Form and usage:
This stem has several meanings:
- '
Agentnames/mentionsPatient'. - '
Agentcalls uponPatient(to ask for a favour)'. This meaning is given in the older dictionaries [SK71], [CWSL58], but not in the newer dictionary Oqaatsit [CBBJRPIKJR97]. - '
Agentcalls/namesPatientN@INS' - '
Agentvotes forPatient'. This is likely a specialised meaning of the first, i.e. 'Agentputs forthPatient's name' in a vote. This meaning is only given in the newer dictionary Oqaatsit [CBBJRPIKJR97]. - '
AgentsendsPatientwith a message'. This meaning is only given in the newer dictionary Oqaatsit [CBBJRPIKJR97].
Furthermore, according to Kleinschmidt [SK71], if the stem is used intransitively without a HTR-morpheme, the meaning becomes reflexive.
Right sandhi:
The parenthetical segment (g) is not normally present. However, if a geminating affix is added, a reflex of it may appear as 'gg'. Consider, for example, the following:
- {ta(g)i}V + V{'-qluk}V + V{IND.3sg} ⇒ taggerluppaa, 'he names it wrongly' or 'mispronounces it'.
- {ta(g)i}V + V{'-tə}N ⇒ taggit, 'noun', i.e. literally 'tool/means to name something'.
Notable forms:
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HTR:
{ta(g)i}V + V{ði}V ⇒ /taici/
The HTR-form is regularly formed, and is given in all the dictionaries [SK71], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97].
Inflection
Inflection pattern:
| Stem type: | Vowel stem |
| Inflection sandhi: | Default/none |
Meanings and examples
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- aqqagut taavaa, he mentioned him by his name
[SK71]
Note that 'by his name' is here expressed by the 3sg/sg possessive vialis ending.
- aqqa taallugu, mentioning his name
[SK71]
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- taasinnannga, just call upon me (when you want something done)
[SK71]
This is from {ta(g)i}V + V{sinnaq}V, and with the imperative 2sg/1sg transitive ending.
- taaniaraluarpakkit, I would actually like to ask you a favour
[CWSL58]
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- tamakku uiffannik taasarpavut, we (habitually) call those uiffaat
[SK71]
- taamaattut piitsunik taasariaqanngillat, those (that are thus) ought not to be called poor
[SK71]
- qanoq kalaallisut taasarpaat?, what is it called in Greenlandic?
Literally: 'how do they (habitually) call it in Greenlandic?'. This is one of the usual ways to ask for the Greenlandic translation of a word.
Search the corpus for further examples.
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References
- [MFSJLK10] Michael Fortescue, Steven Jacobson, Lawrence Kaplan (2010): Comparative Eskimo Dictionary (2ED).
- [SK71] Samuel Kleinschmidt (1871): Den grønlandske Ordbog.
- [CWSL58] C.W. Schultz-Lorentzen (1958): Den Grønlandske Ordbog.
- [CBBJRPIKJR97] Christian Berthelsen, Birgitte Jakobsen, Robert Petersen, Inge Kleivan & Jørgen Rischel (1997): Oqaatsit.